Rocha’s blades: babelic allegories of ruin
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Jaime Rocha, ruins, poetry, BabelAbstract
This essay engages with the concept of ruin as articulated by the Portuguese poet Jaime Rocha. Employing a ruinological analysis, we scrutinize Rocha’s work, Lâmina (2014) published by Língua Morta, drawing on the theoretical framework presented in Ruinologias. Ensaios sobre os destroços do presente (2016), printed by Editora da UFSC. Centering on the philosophical theme of the landscape as the «allegory of ruin» our analysis particularly focuses on Rocha’s final poem in this collection, titled ‘Ruínas.’ The poet endeavors to imbue the concept of ruin with a sense of fluidity, albeit a paradoxical one. Through poetic decomposition, Rocha’s gaze seeks out fragments and detritus within the landscape, constructing scenarios that oscillate between a climate of peace and one of conflict. The simultaneous suspension of the past and the architectural rescue through poetry contribute to a nuanced exploration of the allegory of ruin. This examination allows us to establish connections between Jaime Rocha’s approach and the perspectives of authors investigating the allegory of ruin within the Benjaminian tradition.
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